Photos: Gov. Newsom announces new stay-at-home order as COVID-19 hospitalizations hit record

A healthcare worker hands out self-administered COVID-19 tests to motorists at Long Beach City College on Dec. 9.

A healthcare worker hands out self-administered COVID-19 tests to motorists at Long Beach City College on Dec. 9.

(Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

By Times Photography Staff

and Times Staff

Published Nov. 12, 2020 Updated Nov. 30, 2020 7:40 PM PT

California Gov. Gavin Newsom issued a statewide order setting new restrictions tied to regional strains on critical care services as COVID-19 cases continued to rise.

The rules strictly affected, among other things, outings, travel and in-person shopping.

They were designed to last for at least 21 days once local critical-care facilities approached capacity, a period that could extend into the new year in some places.

Here are recent pandemic-time photos from around the Southland.

Holiday lights reflect off Alamitos Bay as a gondolier takes a single passenger for a ride on Dec. 8.

The silhouette of a man, a lighthouse and a palm tree are seen on a blufftop, with Catalina in the distance.

A car flashes by as a woman stands in a crosswalk, carting a large bag and pulling other belongings behind her.

A woman in a bikini and bare feet uses a street-corner hand-washing station.

Ana Ivette Zacarias stands beside the open hatchback of a car and removes clothes from a plastic bag.

Bryan Yudko and his wife, Pam, enjoy a meal and the view in Manhattan Beach recently as a new shutdown loomed in L.A. County.

People stand in a park with their hands in prayer pose as sunshine slants through trees.

People dine in the early evening next to a pier decorated with holiday lights.

Two girls, one holding a smaller child, sit on a bench in front of a table, behind which Santa Claus sits.

Protesters wearing face masks stand near a sign reading "Respect" as a woman sits in the driver's seat of a car.

Next to mylar balloons that spell out "COVID," a protesting nurse raises a fist.

Two people hold hands as they skate on an otherwise empty rink at twilight. Sunset illuminates a beach behind them.

A toddler tries to climb onto a swing at a playground surrounded by yellow caution tape.

Two people, one of them carrying an umbrella, wait in line.

A man and his pickup truck are silhouetted by the setting sun.

A mural of Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez with red paint splattered on it

A pedestrian in sunglasses and a face mask

A man sits on the grass near a sculpture

A group of people protest on a street corner

Surfers in black wetsuits bob in the water. In the background is a container ship.

A woman and child walk hand in hand, both wearing masks

A woman, carrying a dog under each arm, walks down a corridor past mannequins of boys.

City officials, seen through plexiglass surrounding a gaming table, speak to the media inside a card room.

A woman, with a band, sings into a microphone as a man walks across a stage.

A huge Christmas tree dominates a mall courtyard as a man walks by and a few others ride an escalator.

A zip tie secures the gate of a fence around a playground where a sign reads "Playground closed due to maintenance."

A few people carry bags at an outdoor mall courtyard, where a tree is covered in holiday lights.

A few people walk outdoors in front of a mall's shops.

Shoppers in masks walk past an advertising poster of a woman drinking from a champagne flute and blowing bubbles.

Nine people sit for dinner at a round table on the beach at sunset.

Daniel Drockton, in brightly colored outfit and hat, strums a guitar as people in costume descend a sand dune.

Family members gathered around a picnic table, and plates full of food, raise their glasses for a toast.

Sand churns up in front of them as a laughing man and boy ride a sled.

In front of an elaborate flower arrangement, two women in scrubs and masks stand with their arms around an older woman.

Daliah Stoye and two other young people sit at a cardboard table with plates of food.

A dozen Barnard family members stand around a marble-topped kitchen island with their heads bowed.

Anthony Curry leans over a small grill next to a pot and other of his belongings next to a tent on the sidewalk.

People in bandannas and masks hold up phones and clap at an outdoor news conference.

A man bends over to put carrots on the ground in front of his leashed pet pig outside his RV.

A line of people wait on a sidewalk outside a restaurant. In the foreground, a bus-bench ad says "Made in L.A."

A little boy in a blue sweatshirt and Fortnite masks crosses his arms with a red tote bag over his shoulder

A woman in a mask and heart-shaped sunglasses peers into the window of a restaurant, seen from inside.

A woman bends over to get a handle on her pushcart full of boxes and bags of food.

The sun sets behind a long row of palm trees as a group of beachgoers are silhouetted in the foreground

Rapper Snoop Dogg pulls down his mask to smile at a motorist through her window.

Nurses hold battery operated candles; one carries a sign that reads "Some cuts don't heal."

Two motorcyclists drive by as people dine alfresco at a restaurant in Redondo Beach.

People carrying flags crowd a sidewalk. A person carries a sign reading "I will not comply. No on curfews."

Among flag-carrying protesters, a man carries a sign that reads "Disobey the lockdown."

Protesters carry signs reading "Trump Forever" and "Our governor is an idiot."

A man skateboards, another rides a bike and other people fill outdoor tables at a restaurant.

Two women, unmasked, speak across an outdoor table at a restaurant.

Casa India on South Broadway in downtown L.A. serves meals outside.

A masked commuter rides the bus in downtown L.A.

A shopper reaches for a package of toilet paper on a partially empty shelf at a Ralphs supermarket in Calabasas.

A person in a face covering walks on a city sidewalk with a tent and vendors' carts in the background

A crowd of people gathers on benches and a sidewalk under street lights at a park.

Shadows cast against a gray wall by pedestrians and street signs

A tile mural of the Virgin of Guadalupe

People walk in a theme park

A woman in Minnie Mouse ears pushes a stroller while her daughter in a Disney dress walks next to her

People, some without masks, walk past street vendors on a crowded city sidewalk

An elderly man receives food and drink from a masked volunteer in a line of people

A person wears a full-body protective suit while pushing their luggage through an airport hallway

A health worker uses a nasal swab to administer a coronavirus on a traveler at LAX.

A group wearing personal protective equipment walks through the Tom Bradley International terminal at LAX.

A man in a mask walks along 9th Street in Los Angeles on Nov. 17.

A man rides his bike along 4th Street in Los Angeles with a mural of two people behind him.

Customers shop along Maple Avenue in Los Angeles near a mannequin in a mask, hat, track jacket and sunglasses.

A server walks by the long bar and a large scale at Watson's Original Soda Fountain in Orange.

An advertisement of people in formal wear provides a backdrop for a masked pedestrian.

An aerial view shows rows of brake lights as many cars are lined up at Dodger Stadium's COVID test site.

Waiting cars stack up in lines between orange traffic cones in Dodger Stadium's parking lot.

A health worker in protective gear uses a long-handled device to give a motorist a plastic bag with a swab.

A person holds a sign that says "Start test now" while standing in front of a large video screen showing Mayor Garcetti.

A motorist leans out the window of her open car door to deposit several plastic bags with test swabs.

A girl, standing in front of a sign that says "Hey, Angelenos! Know your status," holds a test swab.

People wearing masks walk through a subway station

A nurse bends over to draw blood from a woman in a mask

A street performer dressed as Pennywise the clown holds an arm out toward a masked couple walking on the sidewalk

People wear masks on an open-top tour bus with the word Hollywood on the side

A family wearing masks walks behind a cluster of transparent balloons.

Parents, two kids look out the back of their minivan and flash the peace sign at a volunteer holding a fist in the air.

A man in a mask stands outside his open car door between lines of vehicles.

An aerial view shows two lanes packed with cars on a road leading to Dodger Stadium lined with parkland and trees.

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